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Case Studies - Real Applications of Governance-First

These are short real-world summaries extracted from The Playbook (Scars) section. Each case study shows a problem, the governance gap that caused it, and how governance-first principles would have prevented it.

The Case Studies

Every scar becomes a principle. These case studies show governance gaps in action and how to prevent them.

Planday Migration

Three devs built three migration flows over a weekend. Learn how governance gaps led to duplication and how governance-first principles would have prevented it.

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Service-to-Service Temptation

The temptation to shortcut directly from Cosmos → Planday. See how ignoring DDD boundaries creates coupling and how the Service Bus pattern solves it.

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